Semi-commercial

HTB finalises £6m refinance on complex London portfolio

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £6 million refinance for an experienced landlord...

Shawbrook widens commercial trading offering with launch of large loan products

Shawbrook has broadened its commercial trading proposition with the introduction of a new large...

Digital overhaul spices up specialist lending for Paragon Bank

Paragon Banking Group has reported another year of resilient profit growth, increased shareholder returns...

NACFB appoints Simon Featherstone as new chair for two-year term

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has appointed Simon Featherstone as its new...

Semi-commercial and HMO assets see rising demand among professional landlords

Shawbrook has reported a marked rise in interest in semi-commercial property from professional landlords,...

HTB backs £4m refinance for London landlord

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £4m semi-commercial refinance for an experienced landlord in...

Market Financial Solutions cuts commercial and semi-commercial rates and upgrades Fusion Premier

Market Financial Solutions has reduced rates across its commercial and semi-commercial buy-to-let mortgage ranges...

Funding 365 and SPF Arrange £3.2m bridging for Belgravia properties

Funding 365 has completed a 0.72% per month semi-commercial bridging loan and a 0.79%...

Together widens semi-commercial lending criteria

Specialist lender Together has revised its definition of semi-commercial property, widening eligibility to support...

HTB supports overseas landlord with £1.2m semi-commercial loan

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £1.2 million semi-commercial facility for an Australian...

LHV Bank strengthens team with trio of promotions

LHV Bank has promoted three senior team members across its SME lending and operations...

HTB promotes Kiely to head of sales role in specialist and bridging divisions

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has promoted Danny Kiely to the newly created position of...

Masthaven reduces bridging rates and widens product scope

Masthaven Finance has announced sweeping rate cuts across its bridging range, alongside product changes...

Connect for Intermediaries add StreamBank to panel

Connect has added StreamBank to its lending panel and giving its appointed representatives access...

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What the agents say: 2026 housing market predictions

Next year should be a year of steady progress for the housing market. After a challenging 2025 where we saw little to no house...

Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market

When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived at the City of London office of the fast-growing mortgage...

Younger consumers are ready for protection. So why aren’t we reaching them?

For years, the protection market has assumed that younger adults are less engaged with financial risk planning. Yet the latest findings from Bruised Britain...

The buy-to-let market continues to defy expectations

Perception and reality are often mistaken for one another. That is especially true in the buy-to-let market, where sentiment frequently diverges from what is...

Advisers are missing a clear chance to help clients with survey advice

For years, advisers have often seen surveys as something outside their core work. Some did not know enough about them. Some were unsure how...

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MPs launch inquiry into OBR’s first 15 years

The Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry to reflect on the Office for Budget...

Atom backs investor’s move into commercial property with £3m warehouse loan

Atom bank has completed a £3 million commercial mortgage to support an established residential...

CHL Mortgages widens upper LTV range with new fixed-rate options

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has expanded its upper loan-to-value range with a series of...

Swansea Building Society expands West Wales leadership remit

Swansea Building Society has promoted Sioned Jones to area manager, West Wales, with effect...

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